Instructor monitoring spi communication procedures reports on a group pilot who uses military proced...

Attributes
ACN	315833
Time
Date	199509
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	airport : prb
State Reference	CA
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Helicopter
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	other
Flight Plan	None
Aircraft 2
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Mustang (P51)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	descent : approach other
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	observation : observer
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 40 flight time total : 2450
ASRS Report	315833
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : published procedure non adherence : far other spatial deviation
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other other : unspecified
Resolutory Action	flight crew : took evasive action other
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance

Narrative:

I was monitoring the radio calls of a helicopter student pilot for clarity and proper format. The offending aircraft announced they were '8 mi out and ---' something about a maneuver and a low pass. 3 cessnas were flying the pattern in left closed traffic off runway 19. The aircraft proceeded to fly what might be described as a modified straight-in at high speed and made several radio calls intimidating the traffic already in the pattern. He announced that he was 'right behind' one cessna who was then forced to execute a go around. Then, as he made his low pass, he forced another cessna to change course and altitude as he announced that he was 'right off your right wing.' the airport manager was also monitoring and came on frequency to tell the offender 'not at this airport' with regard to what the offender claimed to be an 'approved military maneuver.' this is a situation where the group mistakenly believes themselves to be operating military style. The problem is two-fold. A non-standard traffic pattern and a radio call announcing something with which other aircraft are not familiar and therefore cannot avoid, reckless disregard. This gentleman should have his ticket pulled and buy a flight simulator if he wants to play air force at a civilian airport.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: INSTRUCTOR MONITORING SPI COM PROCS RPTS ON A GROUP PLT WHO USES MIL PROCS AT NON TWR ARPT CAUSING NMAC.

Narrative: I WAS MONITORING THE RADIO CALLS OF A HELI STUDENT PLT FOR CLARITY AND PROPER FORMAT. THE OFFENDING ACFT ANNOUNCED THEY WERE '8 MI OUT AND ---' SOMETHING ABOUT A MANEUVER AND A LOW PASS. 3 CESSNAS WERE FLYING THE PATTERN IN L CLOSED TFC OFF RWY 19. THE ACFT PROCEEDED TO FLY WHAT MIGHT BE DESCRIBED AS A MODIFIED STRAIGHT-IN AT HIGH SPD AND MADE SEVERAL RADIO CALLS INTIMIDATING THE TFC ALREADY IN THE PATTERN. HE ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS 'RIGHT BEHIND' ONE CESSNA WHO WAS THEN FORCED TO EXECUTE A GAR. THEN, AS HE MADE HIS LOW PASS, HE FORCED ANOTHER CESSNA TO CHANGE COURSE AND ALT AS HE ANNOUNCED THAT HE WAS 'RIGHT OFF YOUR R WING.' THE ARPT MGR WAS ALSO MONITORING AND CAME ON FREQ TO TELL THE OFFENDER 'NOT AT THIS ARPT' WITH REGARD TO WHAT THE OFFENDER CLAIMED TO BE AN 'APPROVED MIL MANEUVER.' THIS IS A SIT WHERE THE GROUP MISTAKENLY BELIEVES THEMSELVES TO BE OPERATING MIL STYLE. THE PROB IS TWO-FOLD. A NON-STANDARD TFC PATTERN AND A RADIO CALL ANNOUNCING SOMETHING WITH WHICH OTHER ACFT ARE NOT FAMILIAR AND THEREFORE CANNOT AVOID, RECKLESS DISREGARD. THIS GENTLEMAN SHOULD HAVE HIS TICKET PULLED AND BUY A FLT SIMULATOR IF HE WANTS TO PLAY AIR FORCE AT A CIVILIAN ARPT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Instructor monitoring spi communication procedures reports on a group pilot who uses military procedures at non tower airport causing near midair collision.